Have you heard? Samsung has announced new phones. In case you have not heard, here's an ad in your notification shade. It looks like this has happened to at least a few people thanks to the Samsung Push Service. In a separate incident, I myself have been served an ad by the bundled Peel remote app. Is nothing sacred anymore, Samsung?

We were all aghast when HTC pushed that Fantastic Four ad to its users, but here Samsung is doing the same thing to some Samsung owners. The ad in question promotes the Galaxy S6 Edge+. The Samsung Push Service is supposed to provide notification support for Samsung's app—things like Samsung Pay, Samsung Link, and so on. I guess it can do ads too.

My experience with the Peel remote app is a little different. This isn't a Samsung app, but it's one that is distributed as part of the stock Galaxy S6 software package. The ad it showed was for a TV program (sponsored by Land Rover) on Bravo. Tapping on it opened the Peel app so I could set a reminder to watch it. Whether or not Samsung has anything to do with this exact scenario is secondary—it bundles this app with the phone and controls the user experience. This shouldn't happen. The GS6E+ ad is really just unforgivable, though. I don't think you can justify that one at all. For shame, Samsung.

Yes, you're right, Android is too advanced to be called iOS competition.

IPhone_user1

Is that why Apple are crushing every Android OEM in sales?

AsterMK

Sales don't mean a better product, look at the Nexus and Motorola lineup, they're the best Android phones right now and don't sell much. Besides, I'm very sure that Samsung alone is "crushing" Apple in sales.

Cory

No. HTC makes the best phones. Nexus and Moto are a distsnt third and fourth following Sony.

AsterMK

Yeah, cause releasing the same phone three times with an inferior design every year, continuously delivering mediocre cameras and actually not progressing, but regressing in display quality is apparently considered "best" today.

AsterMK

Yeah, I guess releaing three phones that look worse with every iteration, always having vastly inferior cameras and not progressing, but regressing with displays is considered "best" nowadays.

Cory

If you think it looks worse you need to get your eyes checked. The camera isn't actually vastly inferior. Funny how everyone loved the csmesw in the Lumia 930 HTC uses the same sensor and just because its HTC its ceap. Nice ty. Displays have not regressed at all on their devices either. Another failed attempt from an uneducated moron.

AsterMK

Yes, most people think the M7 looks nicer than the M8, which looks nicer than the M9. And no, the camera is not good enough for a flaghsip camera, the S6 and G4 blow it away. And the M9's display is very off-tune and too cold compared to the M8's, which was less dense than the M7's. HTC lost their way after the M7, which was a great device apart from the camera. Convince me how the M9 and the M9+ qualify for "best" again, when the M9's display is inferior to that of a $250 phone?

Cory

You are a far too stupid. The display is not inferior and neither is the camera. The camera hardwsre is top notch. The problem with the camera has been the software. Not the hardware. This has been proven time and time again. Everyone agrees the M9 is one of the best design phones ever. And most agree it is the best looking One. Nice try with your false stats. Another idiot who doesn't know what they are talking about. Piss off.

AsterMK

Yes, the display's calibration is shit, it's way too cold. And that's the same as saying that Samsung phones are the best because of the top notch hardware, but the problem with the stuttery UI is the software. Same thing. What matters is the end result, not the specs, and the M9 ranked lower than an S3 and a 4S in a camera test. False stats? Most people I've seen in this comment section agree that the chamfered edge on the M9 is ugly and that it doesn't look as good as the M8 and M7.

I am taking about individual OEM's, not Android as a whole. Plus Apple makes more money that ALL the OEM's combined. Try again.

AsterMK

Samsung sells more than Apple. The only reason why Apple makes so much money are their outrageous profit margins. But as long as the sheep buy their products, they'll keep making money, I guess.

IPhone_user1

Of course! The majority of the consumers are "sheep". Keep living in denial. Clearly people know iPhones are superior.

AsterMK

Yes, 95% of iPhone owners in my country didn't buy their phone because of the phone part, but because it's a status symbol in less advanced countries. Like, if you own an iPhone, you're cool and popular, but if you own any other phone that's the same price or more (doesn't even have to be Android) that's not the case. So yes, the vast majority I've seen are sheep. By the looks of it, so are you.

marcusmarcus2

Actually it appears to be closer to 78%. The article does point out that Android phones also have sheep like fanboys but the number is closer to 58% for Samsung.

Also an interesting part of the article
"When they are not in line, they scour the Internet for articles that affirm their belief in Apple’s products, reacting swiftly to articles and comments from those that don’t share their views, principally anyone who uses a different phone."
Sound like a certain Apple fan who is on an Android website?

My shitty low-end Xperia X8 from 5 years ago still works. Not that I use it anymore, but it's functional without a single hardware flaw, survived absolute abuse and never bent.

GamerTyke

When's the last time it's OS was updated? My old 4S from 2011 will be getting iOS 9 next month.

AsterMK

You're comparing a low-end Android phone from 2010 that cost 100 euros at launch with 192MB of RAM with a flagship from late 2011. That says enough, but I'll answer your question regardless. Officially, it got one major update, only one, but if you include custom ROMs, take a look here. It's actually pretty impressive that there's a KitKat ROM for it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-x8#romList

Aaaight

Seeing how shitty 4s runs ios8 i wouldn't be looking forward to it running ios9. I'd rather have an older os that runs smooth, than a new one that runs like crap. Only thing you can look forward to is getting features android had 5 years ago.

Also. I like how you do all these replies to everyone without actually addressing any of the valid/good points any of them are making.

LewisSD

Why the hell are you even here? If your iPhone is so amazing what compelled you to even come over to AP? Get back to your line where you belong sheep!

Nathan J

"Clearly people know iPhones are superior." Think, not know. iPhone superiority is patently false. Apple's business model is to watch smartphone innovation and only implement what holds water, 2-4 years later. HD, NFC, fingerprint scanning, phones bigger than 3.5", the list goes on. Your iPhone 6+ is a dual core. I had a dual core four years ago.

I don't hate iPhones any more than I hate the Nintendo Wii or DVD. They're all just a generation behind. And in that, the iPhone can be more stable. All Android OEMs have a major weakness. For Samsung, it's the fact that they all copy Apple, and they have poor signal. For HTC, it's the camera and custom ROM support. Ditto Motorola. For Apple, it's that they're 2-4 years behind. But if you're cool with that, that's fine. I was cool with HTC having weak cameras, so I got a One M8. I think the iPhone 5S would be the perfect phone for my mother. I would not be entirely unhappy with the iPhone 6 (I think the Plus is too big, 4.7" is a great size), but I'd miss customization.

Oh, and the majority of users ARE sheep. That's why Apple and Samsung sell so much. Those of us who know better can still buy Apple or Samsung, but it's educated choices as opposed to "This is what all my friends use."

marcusmarcus2

Don't bother with facts, @iphone_user1:disqus does not read or care for those and he will just reply to you comment without addressing any of those.

Nathan J

That's fine. That's his business, if he wants to conduct himself in that way. But let him tell me. Putting words in his mouth won't make anything better.

marcusmarcus2

Not sure what words I put in his mouth, just letting you know how he has been replying to facts. He won't admit to it though. Sorry anyways.

IPhone_user1

The a8 chip beats most Android flagships in both benchmarks and real world use. By your logic the Moto G is more powerful because it's quad core. And iPhone users are not sheep, it's just that that they have a great taste in phones.

marcusmarcus2

Any facts/links to back up your statements?

Domino67

Except of course the people who see Android on an iPhone and believe it's the "New iphone" and like it better because it's snappier and prettier than before.

calden74

The iPhone as far as I'm concerned is meant for children, okay, teenagers and young adults and consumers who don't need advanced features and are jus looking for something idiot proof I honestly just don't understand those who buy one for work. It doesn't have anything that even comes close to a usable file-system or included file-manager with built in cloud services and zip capabilities. Files in iOS are actually saved under the apps that created them, huh. Good luck to those hoping for multi-user support in iOS anytime soon.
Real multitasking or being able to run apps, not app switching as so many iPhone users like to claim is multitasking (FYI, your still doing a single thing) in the background. I mean outside of a few GPS and audio apps like iTunes, no, the iPhone cannot multitask. So those who depend on terminals like myself to stay connected to servers will have to keep the terminal app in the foreground or the system will terminate the connection(s), so something as simple as receiving a phone call is out of the question, just ridiculous, what year is this again. I mean my Nokia 9500 from 2004 could run apps in the background, not just a few select ones either, all of them. Prefer using an app that Apple also has a version of, sure, you can use it but you can forget about setting it as your default as iOS doesn't allow it's users to select their own default apps. How about assigning a specific app to a file extension, like say you want VLC to open up anytime you click on a .avi file, nope.
File-sharing or inner-app communication in iOS has gotten better over the years but it is still no where even close to the flexibility of my BlackBerry Passport with OS 10.3.2 or any of Android devices with Android 5.1.1. Instead of dynamically creating the, Share To, app list by grabbing every app that is installed and of course compatible with the app your sharing from, iOS uses a app, not part of the system but a standalone app, that requires developers to create specific share profile if they want their app listed as a possible Share To option. However this share to manager is missing a lot of the apps that I use on a daily basis or just doesn't list certain apps if the developer of the app your sharing from doesn't want anything listed but their own apps. I still can't upload files directly to OneDrive in many of the apps that I use, except of course other Microsoft apps. Apple does everything it can possibly think of in order to discourage it's users in using anything but their own products. Seriously, if Google didn't allow it's users to change the default apps in Android, if Gmail, Hangouts, Google Maps, etc. we're the defaults and nothing else, the public outcry would be legendary but since it's Apple, oh, they know what's best for all of us, so it's okay. Can't you see that this is wrong.
Memory, until the release of the iPhone 6s, ever iPhone created has had under 1GB of memory. Why is that, because Apple has restricted the multitasking capabilities, the system is only allowed to run a single app at a time. However more memory is still needed, this post I'm typing right now, if a person decided to call me and I took it, when I came back to this forum everything that I just wrote would no be gone, Safari would hve refreshed the page. This is because there just isn't enough memory. No, Apple didn't limit the number of apps that could be ran in the background because of battery life, my BlackBerry Passport can easily last the entire day with up to 8 apps running. With moderate use a day and a half, with light, two days. Also this, well iOS just has better memory management is also fiction, Android memory management is just as good. Apple limited the amount of memory to keep profit margins high.
Well the iPhone has faster graphics, again not true, the reason why the IPhone get's higher frame rates in games is because it's pushing a lower resolution than the say the Samsung S6. If you look at the 1080p benchmarks for the S6, their faster than the iPhone 6. All of this is arbitrary though as pretty much every phone now gun run any mobile game that's available in their perspective app store. I'm just mentioning it because iPhone 6 users like spewing out their propaganda about how much faster the GPU is.
The iPhone has some fantastic apps, there is no denying that but the limitations of the system just over shadows any good that comes out of that phone.
I am extremely happy with my current work phone which is a BlackBerry Passport as it's an extremely powerful tool that frankly puts the iPhone and many Android phones to shame. These user comments and reviewers who say that the app selection is small are lying to you, straight up lying. I have every single app that I had on my previous phones and what others have on their phones. There simply isn't a single app that I want and can't have. Since the OS is a RTOS, Real Time Operating System, something that these reviewers always overlook, the OS multitasks better than any other platform that's available today, every single one of them. With the addition of 3Gb of memory the system is so powerful that I now use my phone more than my laptop.
Here is an example of a normal evening while I'm lying in bed. I first connect my Passport to my TV via Miracast so I can watch a movie. I open up my file-manager and go into OneDrive. Any cloud service client that is installed is automatically added to the file-manager and I only have to login a single time, from that point every app that supports saving files to a cloud storage also automatically includes it. In iOS I had to login to iCloud about 15 times before all of my apps were covered. Anyway, in OneDrive I go into my movie directory which has around 500 movies that i've ripped/encoded over the years, select a movie and AllConnect starts, streaming directly from OneDrive, which unlike iOS, I have to first download the movie before I can play it. While watching the film I like to get a start on the next days activities. So I minimize the video player, movie is still playing and open up my terminal, I than login to my development server at work. I navigate to my working directory and start a compile job, I minimize the terminal app, movie still playing. I than open up WPS, an office clone that I really like, open up an app proposal that I'm currently working on and start editing. During this time I answered a few emails, talked to my Dad via BBM's video chat and even played a quick game of Angry Birds. Again, movie still playing, terminal app is up and compiling, WPS has an opened document BBM's Video chat is done but I'm still conversing with my Dad using text messaging, not a big conversation just answering questions that come through about ever 10 to 15 minutes.

Now, this is most likely something that most of you would never do on your phone (especially on an iPhone because you simply can't) but I do it because I can. I push the hardware and software to it's max every single day, it's a mini laptop that is more powerful than any netbook I have ever owned. The iPhone 6, well, I could watch a movie, but that's it, we'll, that is if I had an Apple TV, which I don't, I mean who the heck wants one of those when there are much, much better products available, like the Minix Z64 or Nvidia's friggen awesome Shield TV.

Here's a great test for iOS users who think their phones are great for business. Find every file created for the month of January, than create a folder for each dodument type, documents, photos, videos, etc. once all of the files are in their right folders, zip them, than upload the zipped file to your favorite cloud storage, create a public link to the file and than send the file to a person. Here's the kicker, use only the apps that came with your phone. I still haven't met an iOS user that could do it and you can by the way, hint, the solution isn't on the phone. I can do it with my BlackBerry in under 3 minutes just by using the incredible built in apps and services. To find a file(s) all I have to do is start typing the name of the file, Global Search will open, list the file(s), from their I can share the file to any app that is installed and compatible with the file type. Even if iOS could do the same thing the experience would be hindered because Apple would of course use some sort of hard coded list of allowed apps that it could share to from it's global search utility.

Okay I'll end it here, thanks for reading thus far. I'm sure I'll get a lot of hate comments with lots of cussing and other juvenile context, which is okay, as the truth hurts. The iPhone just isn't a good business phone, I'm not even sure if it's a good phone period.

Samsung sells more if you count low end devices. Their flagships don't even come close to the sales numbers iPhones have.

marcusmarcus2

All that proves is that most people who buy Apple products will buy it because it is Apple, not because it is better, they are buying the Apple name. Secondly they are willing to pay for the over priced Apple devices.

IPhone_user1

Denial, Denial, Denial

marcusmarcus2

Yes, but someday you will accept it.

calden74

No one is denying anything, why are you even here, this is an Android site. I would never think of going to AppleInsider and trying to tell it's users that Android is better than Apple. Guys, this person is the very definition on an Internet troll, from now on, please, just ignore anything this person has to say. Hopefully, he will get the hint and leave.

Arthur Dent

Of course you are only taking about individual OEMs, troll. Because you knew that if you talked about OS market share it would make your hero Apple not quite so dominant. That was the only way you could spin it to support your sad devotion to a faceless corporation. Yes, they do have a much higher profit margin than the other OEMs. Good for them. You, however, see none of that, the use of that argument thus once again pointing to your sad devotion to them.

I'm not devoted to any corp. I've got Windows desktops, Surface, iPad, Android phone and tablet. There's a difference between keeping on top of multiple platforms, and devotion to one while trolling all others. You sad, little fanboys are funny.

IPhone_user1

I'm not spinning anything. Market share means shit if you are still struggling to make profit HTC, LG, Sony etc. And I'll just ignore the abuse I'm getting from you.

mark

And all that means shit, unless you're actually a shareholder, CEO, or otherwise involved in the company you're advocating for. You're either a shill, or someone making an argument that the rest of the world cares about.

Of all of the things I consider when buying a product - "company's share price and profit margins" is not one of them (or if I did consider it, lower profits are preferred, since I'm not a mug).

Domino67

Easier to improve profit margin than it is to increase market share.....Look at Apple in all these years it's marketshare hasn't increased....but the profit margin sure did.

Cory

You need to grow up and stopping being such a pathetic little child.

Some_Guy40

They make more money because they rip-off their gullible buyers. Personally I would think twice about paying that much for a mid-range device, more so when I know over half the price I paid is pure profit.

I have more self respect than that, but maybe its just me.

cns2007

I love how you iPhone fanboys, tout how much profit Apple makes from their consumer base. As if it's something that you should be proud of.

mark

"Apple must be so wonderful because I'm a mug who gives them loads of money".

I think that's part of what makes technology arguments involving Apple fans so frustrating - they're not even arguing on the same field.

A crucial difference I think is that whilst the rest of us argue in favour (or against) *products*, Apple fans are indeed arguing for *Apple*. They treat companies like football teams, and argue for their favourite. They go by the things that are favourable from Apple's point of view, rather than that of the consumer. They are oblivious to the fact that the rest of the world isn't like that.

Although more generally is the problem that they'll handpick any stat there is, and twist it to Apple's favour. If Apple's profits and share is high, that's the most important stat. If it isn't, they'll pick something else. If a stat is low, they'll twist it to say that being low is better. And if someone proves their claim wrong with evidence, they'll just move the goalposts, back-pedal and claim they meant something different all along.

mark

The reason they make money is because they sell overpriced products to mugs. Profit by definition means overpriced.

I have no interest in who makes the most, other than considering if anything to not be a positive thing. The only reason for caring would be if you're a shill.

If you're going to make an appeal to popularity, then that's based on numbers. But I have no idea what argument you're trying to make - is this an "appear to greedy profits" fallacy?

mark

If you listen closely to the screen, you can hear the "squeak squeak squeak" sound as IPhone_user1 back pedals frantically past the goalposts.

You're a loser, you're on here because people in your life hate you and you don't have any friends. Your depressed and pathetic, that's why you're on here trying to make yourself feel better. You're a loser. You can fix this though, and you might be capable of having someone like you, maybe even a girl and not just a dog. It's unlikely, but you have to try man. Get off the internet and be someone, not just the pathetic loser you are. I hope you stop and consider your life. This is in your best interest. You're welcome.

Are you claiming that your current iPhone has better battery life than your Note 3? Unless you own a 6 Plus(in that case, you're right), cool story. Everything else is Samsung's fault for the shitty skin and your fault for buying your phone through a carrier. None of the aforementioned issues exist on stock Android phone, I have a $40 phone that I've used for a year with stock 4.2.2, I should know.
EDIT: Yes, it does have minor stutters in Google apps, but then again, it's as shitty a device as it can be.

IPhone_user1

Yes I do have a 6 plus. Stock devices like the Nexus have shitty cameras, so no thanks... The iPhone is the best all-round device.

AsterMK

Look into the Moto X Style, it has a pretty good camera, is very smooth, and it's similar in size to your current phone. (It's smaller, even, despite a larger screen)
Edit: Also the Huawei Nexus.

IPhone_user1

How can you say it has a good camera when IT'S NOT EVEN OUT YET?

AsterMK

Because there's reviews of the camera, ever try reading them?

IPhone_user1

Reviews also told me the Note 3 was a good device... Doesn't matter anyway if the camera's good, it's still Android after all.

AsterMK

And? Any grudges you have with stock Android? Also, actual user feedback is much closer to the truth than critic reviews are. And I'm talking about Dx0Mark's review of the camera, they're photography experts. From the look of it, the samples do look really nice.

IPhone_user1

Stock Android lol? Let's pretend that's a positive. I will still have to replace imessage with the terrible hangouts app, no touch id, no Apple pay and I'll probably get Android 6.0 in like 6 months after it's released, maybe more depending on what carrier I'm on. But no no, stock Android makes up for all that you say? Well I'll switch right away lol.

Oh, and I doubt it's camera is better than the iPhones.

atlouiedog

Hey, please go away. Starting fights on websites focused on things you don't like is a waste of everyone's time. Just leave.

IPhone_user1

I am not starting fights. Everyone is ganging up on me and I'm the one causing trouble?

marcusmarcus2

Yes, you are the one causing trouble. That is what trolls do.

IPhone_user1

I have not disrespected anyone in any way, whereas people are calling me names, like asshole. I am not the troll, I'm just stating my opinion. If people can't accept my opinion that's their problem.

marcusmarcus2

You came to an ANDROID website and disrespected Android with your comments, and you kept making disrespectful comments regarding Android knowing full well this is an Android site and that the people here do not like your unsubstantiated comments. That is exactly what a troll is.
You even said "whining like a bitch" to me, so yes you did disrespect me as well.
I prefer Android and I have no problem if people prefer iOS. I do however have a problem with fanboy trolls (either iOS fans or Android fans because yes they both have them). I will read Verge and other pro iOS websites, because I like to keep up on what they are doing too, but I don't go there and put insulting/disrespectful comments on their site because I know most of the readers on those sites are iPhone fans and if I did it would make me a troll because I know it would make them mad (it's called common sense). It would be like me going to a Ohio State party and saying "Ohio State sucks, UofM is much better" and then complain when everyone is mad me.

IPhone_user1

I "disrespected Android"? Is Android you child or something.

marcusmarcus2

"Is Android you child or something" Speak English much. I think you meant "your child or something". You can show disrespect for people, places, or things.

And again you make a comment without addressing anything in the comment that you are replying to. Just goes to show you have nothing to back your words up.

Never said you can't come here. Just don't complain about the responses you get here from Android attacks. You are free to speak your thoughts, but you are not free from the consequences of your comments (the so called "ganging up on you").

And again you make a comment without addressing anything in the comment that you are replying to.
Try re-reading my previous comment and actually replying to the meat of it.

Hangouts sucks, I'll give you that. (Though at least they're trying to fix it) But you don't have to use it. It's not mandatory, there's also Messenger which is pretty good, although if all your friends are on iMessage I could see that being a problem. No Touch ID is bullshit as 6.0 supports fingerprints natively. No Apple Pay? You'll get Android Pay, which works almost the same and you'll have no issues with it. (Assuming it gets adopted which seems to be the case for now, unlike Google Wallet) Also, if you own a device with stock Android (Nexus or Moto) you'll get very quick updates. But if you choose to be ignorant, so be it.

IPhone_user1

The Moto style has no touch I'd. I haven't seen Android pay anywhere, whereas Apple pay is everywhere where I live. There is good NO Android alternative to imessage. And the last gen Moto devices got lollipop a few months ago, imaging how long it would take for them to get marshmallow. The 4s is getting iOS 9 at the same time as the 6s in September.

AsterMK

The Moto devices jumped straight to 5.1, which was actually a good idea since 5.0 was unfinished and buggy and it's also why it took longer than expected. I'm sure they'll get Marshmallow very quickly since Motorola promised quick updates as a selling point recently. Even community-developed ROMs like CM get frequent and quick updates. You haven't seen Android Pay because it's not out yet, and if you live outside of the US like me you won't see either payment systems anywhere. Whatsapp has become a good cross-platform messaging client. And while the X Style doesn't have a fingerprint scanner, other Android devices do, so it's your choice. By the way, if the 3GS is stuttery and slow on iOS 6 and the 4 is laggy on iOS 7, what makes you think the 4S will handle iOS 9 well? Sometimes it's better not to get an update rather than getting an update that ruins your phone, no matter which phone it is. It's part of Apple's planned obsolescence.

Domino67

Apple may "update" older devices but they do not get the whole system update that a newer device gets......pretty certain that the iphone 4s wont get any updates for touch id or Apple pay. :)

I am surprised the moderators, have allowed a mentally deficient individual like you to carry on here. You are precisely why the entire iPhone owners club, gets such a rotten name. You define your insecurity, by a device. I feel sorry for you.

mark

So apparently people should trust "IPhone_user1" commenting on a forum over reviews.

mark

Nexus 6 has an excellent camera, surveys show it beats iphone 6 in blind tests. It's a great all-round device, better than any Apple feature phone.

IPhone_user1

The Nexus 6's camera is pure garbage, even the Moto G is using the same crappy camera. The 6s has Touch id with Apple pay and will have many different split screen modes in September. It will be better than the Note's version as it wouldn't have touchwiz/lag.

Domino67

There are actual videos showing that the Note 4 is faster at tasks than iPhone 6.....not certain why you believe otherwise as you have never owned a Note 4. Also the Note 4 camera is rated better than iphones camera.

Android_user1

The Nexus 6 doesn't have a bad camera, on the contrary, it's actually quite decent, even good. It doesn't beat the iPhone 6 and 6+, but DxOMark gives it a favorable score coming in only 4 points below the 6 or 6+, and 2 points above the 5s. I would implore you to look up on it a little bit, it's actually not all that bad.

neo905

So I guess you don't have that defective camera on your 6+ or do you? Guess it's a crap shoot to find out if it's crap.

IPhone_user1

Yes I have a 6 plus. Stock devices like the Nexus have shitty cameras so no thanks... The iPhone is the best all-round device.

gtfo

an apple fanboy commenting on an android news site does sound like a troll by itself... and that is without taking into account what are you commenting.

LewisSD

You are a troll by definition. Denial denial denial. ...

AsterMK

I have AdAway on my phone and see exactly zero ads, something you can'say for iOS unless you maybe jailbreak it.

GamerTyke

You shouldn't have to, lmao. I can't even fathom having to download an ad blocker for my phone. What a joke.

PS: iOS 9 supports browser adblockers.

AsterMK

Browser addons. I'm talking about full-blown, system wide ad blocking in every app, everywhere. Many iOS apps still have ads. It's the most effective way of generating income. Though ads in notifications don't happen on iOS, and HTC and Sony only started doing it very recently, with Samsung doing the same as of today. I hope that trend will die off quickly though. It sucks. It's against Android policies too.

JLV90

iOS has proxy based ad blockers without jailbreak just like adblock plus on android without root. Only downside is they only work on wifi connections.

Starcube

AdAway requires root, so it's the same as jailbreaking.

Bruce Wayne

Millions could say the same of iOS. One man's meat...

Renaldi I.

To everyone in this thread:
Don't feed the Fruit fan.
That is all.

mark

I'd avoid Android if it meant I could stop seeing desperate adverts about iphones and Apple, but they'll still send them my way through my carriers, bank, ISP or any other way they can.

Simone

why do you even feed this troll? you should stop all togheter to talk with someone that says iOS sells more than android.

I'd hope people on this website wouldn't just start bashing you. You make a great point. A lot of people avoid or come to dislike Android because of poor experiences like that. Google can't deny that some of the OEMs behaviour and implementation choices affect the perception people have of Android.

HTC actually didn't do it. The sorry about HTC doing was actually false.

TomsDisqusted

Microsoft is pushing windows 10 pretty hard with ads in the system tray etc.

They've managed to get people I know who shouldn't be upgrading yet to think they need to upgrade.

Miku is Best Vocaloid

That update was free. This is a very expensive phone. There's a huge difference. I'm not saying Windows ads are good, but they're the lesser evil.
A lesser evil is still evil.

Arthur Dent

There's a difference there, in that they are notifying users of a free operating system upgrade for their existing device, versus pushing the sale of a $700 device. In that case, I don't think there is anything wrong with that. They are trying to push the Windows user base to a common platform.

If they were pushing Surface Pro 3 via a tray notification, then that would be the same as this scenario, and completely unjustified.

mark

By that logic, all Android (and presumably other) phones do this, because they also "advertise" when you have an OS upgrade.

Cory

Everyone should upgrade to windows 10 now. To say you know people who shouldn't shows you don't know what you are talkiing about.

Renaldi I.

Everybody still has a year to reserve Windows 10, so they don't have to get it now.

dredfulman

samsung wonder why its market share has been reducing?

Bruce Wayne

Their reduced market share has nothing to do with these push ads considering this is probably the first time they've done this.

Bat-man

Bad decisions is probably what he was getting at.

BoB1673

no I'm pretty sure they have done this before

Bruce Wayne

I could be wrong but when else have they done this?

Badouken

^^^ This guy runs a multi-billion dollar company, I think he knows what he is talking about guys!

Midas Gordon-Farleigh

This better not start becoming a trend among Android manufacturers, or everyone will stop buying Android phones, me included. This is too far. I love Android, but this is far too intrusive.

BoB1673

so you speak for the WHOLE world ? ....

Midas Gordon-Farleigh

Yep. Sorry you didn't get the notification. I'll send it to your phone too next time. ;-)

Franco Rossel

Or buy a Nexus.

Midas Gordon-Farleigh

I have a Nexus, and plan on getting one. Hopefully this won't give Google ideas.

Theo

my question is: is this a samsung from usa carrier or is this on the international models? maybe is a carrier thing...

asgaro

THIS IS ABOUT ETHICS IN PUSH NOTIFICATION USAGE

Theo

we ar living in the year that every major OS is collecting a load of personal informations on you and your life. this is ethics in push. the ad is just very very intrusive marketing...

TheGreatDroid

First the Note 5 debacle and now this. This is one company that's really trying to give a message to all its loyal/retarded customers which says - "Screw you". I wonder where all the Sammy fanboys have run away to?

Can't be better (for them): Increased prices of their devices paired with revenue boosting hardware and now software that is ready to upsell the customer.

Samsung lost me as a customer in 2013 when they gave us "efuse" and Knox and their moves since then made everything even less attractive. There is some good things, though: Perhaps consumers will vote with their wallets rather than blindly claiming "superiority" for Samsung devices resulting in lost sales, less revenue and a new more consumer friendly strategy as a result.

It is the consumers that should use their power - everyone who buy a Samsung device (S6/S6 Edge/S6 Edge+/Note 5) support their anti-consumer behavior and is therefore "co-responsible" for what is happening.

Samsung is testing the limits and since their actions since 2013 has been about restricting choice and people insist on buying their products (such as a bootloader locked AT&T version of a device), they have been given the signal that everything is "OK". If the Note 5 and Edge+ is "successful", be absolutely sure that even more restrictions and limitations are coming.

You can always flash AOSP in your favourite device (as long as it is supported).

ihsan ışık

I refuse to buy a Samsung phone because of this logic of theirs. I hate how they think it's OK to push ads to people by notifications.

calden74

Just use CyanogenMod 12.1, it turns a Samsung Note into a true work tool. TouchWiz is probably the worst custom Android version on the market, add in the fact that Samsung takes forever to update TouchWiy and it's just not worth the experience. My Note 10.1 still hasn't been updated to Lollipop, which is absolutely ridiculous. The Tab 3 I replaced, besides being the worst tablet I have ever owned was promised an update the Android 4.4.4, Samsung even sent me an email promising the update, fast forward a couple of years later and it's still stuck on version 4.2.2. So I've pretty much gave up on TouchWiz, if and that's a big if I ever buy another Samsung device, I will first wait for CyanogenMod to release a version.

Right now I'm using a BlackBerry Passport and before you stop reading, it's a fantastic device so when they announced an Android phone with a slide out keyboard, curved 2K display, SD Card Reader, removable battery, vanilla Android with what is possible the best thing ever to come out for a phone, the BlackBerry Hub, I became ecstatic. Look at the current mobile phone landscape, almost everything is now geared towards the average consumer and not the true professional. I would honestly not buy a phone before the BlackBerry Venice is released in October. We need to start supporting those companies who take a stand against mediocrity, especially a company who doesn't shove ads down you throats and where things like security is a priority.

coolscrotie

yup. the day i see something like that on a Nexus, I'll be gone to iOS for good. Until then, however: #nexusmasterrace

That's a whole lot less annoying than notifications to be honest, whilst still not great, I can just put the iWatch app in a folder and ignore it. Push notifications serving ads is 10x worse.

Roh_Mish

Swipe if and forget it. If you don't use Samsung services, disable the push service

PartySmasher

Having something take up actual memory on your phone as opposed to just having an annoying banner that can be quickly swiped away and forgotten is no where as bad.

JSo

Don't jinx us. lol

HolaTierra

or LG G4 / Pro

AsterMK

Nexus 5 or the Moto X Style for me.

Svnjay

Meh, I favor battery life and camera.

Ritik Shah

/r/acj is leaking.

Sergei Garcia

If only battery life and the camera didn't suck... I say this as an Ex Moto X2 owner, traded it for my current Note 4 running a custom debloated KitKat ROM that gives me about 7 hours of Screen on Time while keeping the few actually useful Touchwiz features such as multiwindow, the S-Pen and the camera optimizations.

robertkoa

I was hoping Samsung would continue the Note Series like the Note 4 - a compact Note 4 would be my dream phone.
Metal frame / SD Card/ replaceable Battery and the Camera on Note 4 is
so sharp and detailed...

Note 4 is Best Android Design so far-when Note 5 sells at 30% to 50% of Note 4 will Samsung figure this out ?

calden74

A compact Note, talk about missing the point of the Note completely, Samsung is already loosing customers hand over fist. Just use the bluetooth Bamboo Fine Stylus, works just as well a the Spen, I use it will all of my devices including my Nexus 9.

Nadefrenzy

Not the same features as s pen has. Also nexus devices are crap for reliability/longevity and battery life.

calden74

Same exact features, every Samsung app that has to deal with the S-Pen can be installed on any Android device. Also every Nexus device I've owned, including the first one is still working and look the like the day I got it. I currently use the Nexus 5, 6 and 9. I skipped the first Nexus 7 because I really didn't like the Nvidia Tegra 3. The Nexus 7 v2. and Nexus 9 though have been fantastic devices. The Nexus 9 is still the fastest tablet on the market and I absolutely love the keyboard case. However what makes a Nexus device an absolute must have is simply updates, my Samsung Tab Pro still hasn't been upgraded to Lollipop and has only received a single update since it's release. I'm done with them. Actually I'm done with most mobile manufacturers who have adopted Apple's philosophy of only giving customers what the company dictates what is best and not what the customers thinks is best for them.

Nadefrenzy

I've yet to see that with the s note app. Also how would you emulate the software drivers that distinguish the s pen from every other stylus. The note 4 stylus is almost as accurate as a graphic tablet thanks to Wacom.

When I tried cyanogenmod on my note 3, the stylus support was crap compared to stock. Maybe that's changed now I don't know.

As far as nexus devices go, my experience has been with the nexus 4 (several of them) and the nexus 5. The nexus 4 was a disaster and despite the nexus 5 being ok in terms of hardware(minus battery and camera) , its software was often unstable after new updates.

Nexus 7 from my friends experiences had some hardware issues and a lot of software issues.

With my Samsung phones despite updates coming at a snails pace, they were always solid when it came to stability.
Regardless, this is shady business by Samsung to include ads in their phones.

Cory

Samsung and stability don't belong in the same sentence.

Nadefrenzy

You mean Nexus and stability don't belong in the same sentence. Most people would disagree with your original statement.

Cory

You need to read what was said.

Nadefrenzy

I read exactly what was said. You need to provide more context for your baseless assertion.

Cory

Then I guess you should stop buying Nexus devices as Google does the same .

calden74

Though they don't include an SD Card as I believe that is what your referring to, a Nexus device is one of the least intrusive devices when it comes to included apps. They regularly release updates and bug fixes. The bootloader is unlocked allowing other ROM's to to easily installed. Though Google's services are included you can completely opt out of using them by skipping the Play Store login and using another app store to install your apps with. I'm not sure why you dislike the Nexus devices so much other than you've had a bad experience once but no, the Nexus devices are far from what I'm referring to above.

Cory

You are a stupid one.

calden74

Why, because you disagree with me, I won't come down to your level by calling you silly names but why don't you try debating instead of immediately going directly to name calling.

Cory

Note 4 was no where close to being the best Android design

Nadefrenzy

I used to get 8 hours of screen on time at one point in time but then I actually started to use my phonE properly and it dropped to 4 hours.

Perhaps you don't use it as much. Most professionals in the phone industry even don't get that amount of time as you're getting.

Sergei Garcia

8 hours screen on time on a Moto X2? You are kidding right? (Not even reviewers have claimed that kind of SoT). I get the 7 hours of SoT with heavy use on my Note 4.

Nadefrenzy

I got that on my Note 3.

Like I said even professionals dont get 5 hours. So your usage is the issue

If you go over to the Samsung Push Service app on Play Store you will be entertained by many hilarious reviews. That's the only think I liked about Samsung Push app.

Frettfreak

This is ridiculous! This is the beginning of the end. This will become very common place and if it gets too bad may push people (including myself) to other platforms. If I am buying a phone at full retail this crap should not happen

Luca

Since Samsung Push Service is a Play Store app, isn't a violation to push ads as notifications?

Mrd1

If it is, and someone has a link to share, I'll mark it for google notification (as will hundreds of others here... Ought to get noticed, no?)

slurivariv

I have a 1+1, but I just submitted a violation; figured every bit helped. Hopefully it gets resolved

Well that quote technically means they CAN push those notifications, see the exception: "... unless the notifications derive from an integral feature provided by the installed app". Given that the Samsung Push Service is Samsung's own thing, they can push their own self-advertisements.

Luca

But the Samsung app just manage notifications of its services, I don't think that a device ads qualify as the exception, or maybe it's borderline...

ihsan ışık

No. It says "derive from an integral feature provided by the installed app". That means that the contents of ad have to be related to a core function of the app. The given example is pretty good. An ad about a promotion related to a flight in an airline app counts as "deriving from an integral feature". A Samsung app doing self-advertisements, however, does not.

TechGuy22

this is why i root
waiting for note 5 root before i buy mine

Dennis Ulijn

Thank you Samsung, for making the choice for my next phone a lot easier

HolaTierra

i will for Next Nexus and LG G4 Pro

Zachary Collins

Moto x style or an lg for me.

Leeroy Jenkins

I have a Private Nexus and a corporate iPhone. Never leaving them for anything else.

Defenestratus

I'm the same way except I used the settings on my corporate provided iPhone to get my Nexus to connect to the exchange server. So the iPhone sits on a dock and is basically a dumb phone.

mark

Because Apple never spam, it's not like it's only been a whole 10 minutes since the last Applevert.

IPhone_user1

Typical android devices spamming with ads....

Arthur Dent

Typical fanboy trolling for attention

IPhone_user1

You obviously don't know what a troll is....

Arthur Dent

Ahahaha. You're a funny little troll.

IPhone_user1

Ok

PoisonApple31

iPhone_user1? I thought there would be a lot more of you.

marcusmarcus2

Stop feeding the iTroll.

marcusmarcus2

Internet Troll:
In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory,[1] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[2] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion

Someone labeled @iphone_user1:disqus commenting on an Android website with a comment attacking Android in general. I think @the_banned_one_returns:disqus knows what Troll is and used it correctly. You also know what it means but are in denial of your true nature as a troll.

IPhone_user1

Still does not make me a troll lol. If you get upset or angry with my posts just ignore them instead of whining like a Bitch.

Arthur Dent

If you don't like Android, then why don't you avoid commenting instead of whining about Android like a troll-bitch with: "Typical android devices spamming with ads...."

marcusmarcus2

Saying you're not a troll doesn't mean you are not a troll, especially when you match the definition of a troll to the "t".
You are not stating any fact in all you comments, I have given facts and links to them to back what I say up. You just make comments without addressing what anyone is saying, you are bad mouthing Android without any backup to you statements.

LeeJS

Troll or assh0le, take your pick.

IPhone_user1

You're calling me an asshole, and I'm the troll....

LeeJS

I did no such thing. I asked you to self designate given the only two rational explanations for your posting history. If you say you're not an a-hole then I believe you. You're a troll. Simple.

marcusmarcus2

To be fair, he did not have a "?" at the end of his comment so it is read as a statement, so he is saying he is the troll.

T4rd

I have no ads at all on my phone, not even in Youtube. Enjoy watching those on your iPhone. ;-)

IPhone_user1

Enjoy getting Android 6.0 in 2017. ;-)

AsterMK

Getting it in September or October, thank you very much. Enjoy the same features in 2019, I guess.

IPhone_user1

You mean custom app permissions and better standby? Had that for years thanks!

AsterMK

Yeah, did you also have widgets, third party keyboards, a battery saver, a music service that doesn't suck, flat design, quick toggles, live wallpapers, card style multitasking and a crapton of other features I'm too lazy to mention for a few years? Nope. Both companies "copy" each other, Apple just does it more often.

IPhone_user1

Without the first iPhone, Androids would look like Blackberries. Try again.

AsterMK

There was a touchscreen phone in 1993, the iPhone simply made touchscreen phones popular because...well...it's Apple. An Android phone can still look nothing like an iPhone, Samsung and LG are still making Android flip phones for example, and conversely, even before the iPhone, Android could work on a touchscreen, but after the iPhone reveal, they decided to optimize the interface for touch. So you kind of have a point to a certain extent, but at the same time, not really.

mark

Agreed, though they didn't even manage to make them popular, that was Nokia and later Android.

Rather we just got endless amounts of advertising and media spam about the iphone, making people aware of touchscreen phones. I.e., the very thing that people are complaining in this article. I find it sad that Apple zealots say we should praise Apple for spamming everywhere to let people know about new things, but Samsung are apparently evil for one single notification. If it was Apple sending out ads for failpay, it'd be "look how wonderful it is that Apple are telling people about apple pay".

mark

Not this myth again. The first Android *did* have a physical keyboard. OTOH if Google wanted to be inspired by other phones, there was also the LG Prada at least from 2006. There were phones with touchscreens before 2007, and phones with physical keyboards after 2007. (I'd argue the biggest factor in finally killing of physical keyboards was the increase in screen size, which makes using a pure touchscreen far more easier - for that, companies like Samsung led, Apple lagged.)

Because it's not as if Apple desperately spam and advertise to everyone and everywhere. I could have one of these ads every day on my Nexus (I've actually never had any), and it'd still be 100 times less than the number of Apple spam I see every day.

Arthur Dent

Son of a bitch. I just bought a GS6 a month ago. This shit better not pop up on my device.

On a side note, can SPS be safely disabled? Does it cause any issues?

Bali Arif

For shame, Samsung

HonestAccounting

N-E-X-U-S

Ian

M-O-T-O-R-O-L-A

Both Samsung and HTC have made Nexus devices.

Richard Gao

Nexus devices, even those made by Samsung or HTC, don't use Samsung Push Service or HTC Sense. Your argument is invalid.

Daggett Beaver

Well, you should be happy then that the Note 5 doesn't have an IR blaster. No peel.

"Samsung Appears To Be Pushing Notification Ads To Some Users"
"In case you have not heard, here's an ad in your notification shade."

It appears in a notification. Learn to read.

WesleySmalls

Yes, it misuses the notification drawer to spread ads, it's still an ad though.

marcusmarcus2

It would be a little more understandable (though I still think it is wrong) if they did it like Amazon does with their Kindles and offer their phones without this adds at their current prices or at a discounted price with these ads. At least then users can expect to get them or not depending on what phones they choose.

blindexecutioner

The list of companies I will use for my next phone keeps shrinking. If this keeps up I'll be back to using a non-smart phone at some point.

Sruly J

Who's left on your list?

atlouiedog

Are you saying this as if it's an update? If you've really got a list of companies that have done things you draw your ire and keep you from buying their phones I can only assume Samsung has been on it for years.

Looky, looky! Go to Settings -> Application Manager -> All, scroll down to Samsung Push and tap it. Disable it or just un-check "Notifications". Now, that wasn't the end of the world, now, was it?

WesleySmalls

Sad.

LeeJS

Drop everything, everybody. Daggett Beaver wants us to tackle all of the world's big problems before we get round to any of our own small ones.

Stop campaigning for local fibre and anti littering in your neighbourhood, stop complaining about your local taxes and small government spending: all of the children in Africa need feeding *before* we tackle any of that.

Put it like that and suddenly anyone suggesting that 'first world problems' are somehow less relevant sounds like a bit of a c0ck, don't they?

CoreRooted

It has absolutely NOTHING to do with the notification itself. Advertisements in Android are supposed to be opt-in, not opt-out (hence why Google changed the developer policies in 2014 to target things like this). Now, AFAIK, there is no opt-in in either Peel or the Samsung apps. Therefore, Samsung is violating Google's developer policies. That is what people are clamoring about.

If people were given the choice (like they are supposed to) to receive ads, then it would be a different story entirely. This, on the other hand, can lead to all sorts of other issues like apps being downloaded automatically from the ad and other non-sense. Then, we have the security aspect of it. Suppose someone was smart enough to hijack the ad that was served to your device and use it as a trojan to download other malware.

Here's the fix: Place your finger on the left side of the notification, and then swipe your finger to the right. Or just tap that three stepped line thingy.

You're welcome.

WilliamTell13

Thanks for your reply, smart-ass. :-P

BetterWithRoot

I wouldn't call that a fix as the issue keeps returning.

WilliamTell13

Exactly, I cleared it and it came back 2-3 more times. That's straight spam and I should not be getting that from my provider, ESPECIALLY not in my notification shade.

BetterWithRoot

Are you able to long press the notification and see what is causing the ads? maybe disable notifications altogether? Unless it is a system app that is doing it, then it may give you some pertinent info once in a while, and my not want to disable it.

I am curious as to what service is pushing those.

WilliamTell13

Yes, it's the T-Mobile My Account app. I like the app to pay my bill and check how much data I've used (just to know, I have unlimited). But if these notifications become more frequent, I'm going to disable it for sure.

ProvoAggie

You can turn off notifications from the app and keep it installed.

Daggett Beaver

Yup. First thing I do for many apps is turn off notifications -- especially games.

Daggett Beaver

You can turn off notifications. That's permanent.

TheGreatDroid

So, after defending the screwed up Note 5 and Edge +, you've taken to defend Samdung when it forces ads on it's users. You're beyond help.

mark

Well this is a good point - whilst I'm not a fan of ads, it's not clear it's different to the advertising/spamming that lots of companies do to their customers. Spam from carriers is commonplace; services like ISPs, banks etc love to send email spam about their products. Then there's all the Apple spam about failpay, even though I'm definitely not an Apple customer.

Ryan Johnson

I received that same message, but as a text instead since I have a OPO.

Leonardo Baez

Glad I left samsung line of phones. I love my Nexus 5

Ysstog

Damn. Was literally about to push the button to buy a Note 5. Not anymore.

someone755

It's funny how everyone was pissing on HTC when they published an ad that ACTUALLY HAD SOMETHING TO DO with the device displaying the ad.

WesleySmalls

"Hey guys, thanks for spending a large sum of money on one of our phones, here are some ads!" -Samsung

Andy Roid

SHAMESUNG
SCAMSUNG
SPAMSUNG

Yet another reason why I will not buybfrom this company.

Daggett Beaver

I'm sure the CEO of Samsung is emotionally crushed.

LadderAlice

One of the many reasons I root and freeze this stupid app along with all of Samsung's other bloatware. Definitely sucks for people with locked bootloaders though.

It's looking more & more like my note 4 will be my last Samsung device. With the note 5 fiasco and now this, it appears that they're embarking on a descent into mediocrity and unless they actually start listening to their customers sometime soon, I don't think I can support this company anymore.

Korean people in Korea have to deal with this these type of ads all time the time on their phones and computers. Samsung has no idea how anal people are about this stuff in the US. It's a big mistake by Samsung. As for the peel smart service, you can uninstall it or disable notifications.

metool6

I had the edge and peel smart used up 500mb of data in one month. I launched the app once. I ended up returning it there was a problem with a line of stuck pixels would show up.

Tony Damiani

That's why I disable the Samsung Push Notification service.

Daggett Beaver

As Marcus states above, you don't even need to do that. Just go to your Samsung account settings and opt out of targeted marketing. You had a chance to do that at device setup, but obviously chose poorly if you are getting these notifications.

Tony Damiani

I did opt out of marketing from Samsung. But I just disable it for fun! ;D

David

Samsung = Evil

Daggett Beaver

Samsung haters = Stupid

Renaldi I.

Samsung fanboys = annoying

robertkoa

Lol. Samsung has great R&D and Engineering but apparently some other Departments who make decisions....are....confused.
Like the ones who forgot what the Note Series is when they got rid of SD Storage...put a smaller Battery ...and fragile glass back on Note 5.

You know how sometimes you forget your car keys...they forgot what the Note Series is/was....Oops.
Now they put Advertising through Push Service ? Oops.

Maybe there will be an Advertisement for Android M and Samsung will remember that Productivity Devices need SD Cards ...and large Batteries or removable ones. Oops.

Marcus

READ: Actually, the opt in option is displayed during device setup. Maybe they should have actually read the screen before clicking ok and next to everything. Go under accounts and turn off the marketing option. Bunch of whining over nothing. Get the facts.

Daggett Beaver

LOL!! Now that you mention it, that explains why I haven't gotten any of these notifications. And, yes, you can turn it off if you accidentally accepted targeted marketing at setup time. Like I said in comments below, this is much ado about nothing. I can't believe AP actually ran this as a story.

JeanClaude

Where did I agree to these terms?

Fellwalker

I thought flipboard was bad enough and couldn't wait to get rid of that...

It's ridiculous how many people are taking this as fact when your phone asks you if you want to opt into marketing when you're setting it up. Just don't tick that box, and if you do, go into the samsung galaxy apps store and turn off promotional push notifications from samsung and if you're still not happy completely disable samsung push services ability to send notifications.People having a meltdown over absolutely nothing.

Can't speak for HTC's push ads, but Samsungs are avoidable.

And for saying "This is why I buy a nexus" what to avoid ads? You buy a phone that's pure google to avoid ads? Google is lik the biggest advertising company in the world.

Trysta

Thank you! This was actually helpful information.

Gen. Chang

The problems people experience and complain about are largely due to a severe lack of knowledge. They do not take the time to read about anything related to these "COMPUTERS" and have no,or very little experience with ANY advanced technology. They struggled to set up a DVD player on a tv and as technology advances they are falling behind. I doubt that many have ever explored all their settings,and even understand what they do or mean. Then they stupidly ask,"why is my phone acting up"? Duh!

YuCMi

Samsung, make sure to say hello to HTC on my blacklist. You two are going to be together for a long time.

Cory

If HTC is on your black list you're an idiot who doesn't deserve s phone because you believed what the r vslse reports said instead of getting the facts

YuCMi

As far as I know, HTC did the same thing as Samsung. If you have an article that proves otherwise, then please do show the facts.

Cory

They didn't. The articles saying they did were rubbish lies published by people who didn't know what they were talking about.

You call the evidence! Ha. To get the so F4 advert you had to sign up for it though the theme store to be notified when the theme was available. Also it wasn't an add and 99.99999999& of users didn't get it. Nice try morpon

YuCMi

I wasn't trying anything, while you seem to think you had a "gotcha!" moment. Those were advertisements and that's final. It doesn't matter to me how many users got it (I'm ignoring your outlandish 99.9% statistic). It's about principles. HTC, Samsung, and even Sony I've been reading, all proved that they'd be willing to push notification advertisements to their customers. So, I am no longer interested in their smartphones.

You can call me a "morpon", " moron" or whatever, but you'll just come off as childish. I'm sure you call everyone on the internet a "moron" or " idiot", but that doesn't give you any credit. You just look like a rambling angry/crazy person.

m477

Ads or not, HTC phones are not that good anyway.

Cory

Thanks for showing us you are a low IQ fool

m477

Yeah, whatever you wish.

Trysta

Can anybody comment on if it is possible to disable notifications from Samsung's push service?

calden74

I hate articles such as this, everywhere I look, even Android centric sites is trying to shove the iPhone down my thought. I will never own an iOS device, why; I can't choose my own default apps, the file-system should I lack of is probable is the worst experience in dealing with documents I have ever seen, I can't run the apps that need to run in the background, just a few audio and GPS apps, inner-app communication is still no where as good as Android or BlackBerry OS, etc.

I understand Samsung has become just an absolute piece of crap but there are still Android phones out there that are decent handsets. Personally, I'm waiting for the new BlackBerry Venice, the first Android phone in a long time with a mechanical keyboard, has a curved 2K display like the S6, Qualcomm 808, SD Card, removable battery, everything the Samsung Note should have had, without the ads as well as better security features. Where do I sign up.

Renaldi I.

What? No one is shoving an iPhone down your throat...

calden74

Yes they are, why did the article mention the iPhone as a possible option because the Note 5 is missing features. As if the only reason why people were using the Note I th first place was because it had an SD Card and removable battery.

Renaldi I.

No. Where. In. That. Article. Does. It. Recommend. the iPhone.
Are you just confused on which article you posted this to?

Devilsplaytoy

Samsung owners need 2 just go into the notification settings hit the advanced option then hit more then scroll down to Samsung account and deselect notification. And the.annoying ad is gone